Prison officer recruitment 2018

Saffiya · 14-03-2018 6:26pm

Julygirl105 wrote: »

Thanks for that.. are the shuttles the same as the last campaign and 40 x 15m?? I’m worried about these too, running isn’t my thing. I’ll have no prob with the weight section but I’m concerned about the shuttle runs.. gona start doing some training..

Yeah 40x15m.. I'm the same I can do the rest no problem but I'm struggling with running can do it on treadmill but once I got the fresh air it's much harder for.. my advice measure out your 15m and start practicing the runs training from now will stand to you ðŸ˜Š

Julygirl105 · 14-03-2018 6:53pm

Saffiya wrote: »

Yeah 40x15m.. I'm the same I can do the rest no problem but I'm struggling with running can do it on treadmill but once I got the fresh air it's much harder for.. my advice measure out your 15m and start practicing the runs training from now will stand to you ðŸ˜Š

Thanks for that. At least I know I have a while so it’s def achievable.. And the best of luck to you..

Saffiya · 14-03-2018 7:51pm

Julygirl105 wrote: »

Thanks for that. At least I know I have a while so it’s def achievable.. And the best of luck to you..

No problem if you've any questions between now and then give me a pm and il see if I can help! Good luck

Paddy1507 · 14-03-2018 9:04pm

Julygirl105 wrote: »

Oh right, glad i asked now. I thought they were easing us in with a few quick fire math questions and then if we get to next stage they will be long, more complicated questions.. 20 questions in 20mins is a bit harsh if they are long ones. It takes me 30seconds to read the question.. Il keep practicing so.

I'm not to sure that's just the way I picked it up I could be wrong, anyone know for sure ??

Julygirl105 · 14-03-2018 9:35pm

Saffiya wrote: »

No problem if you've any questions between now and then give me a pm and il see if I can help! Good luck

You might be sorry you said that, thanks again..

Caoimhe2 · 19-03-2018 8:51am

Has anyone completed the stage 1 online test yet closing date is Wednesday 21st. Think I completely failed the maths part.anyone have any idea of when we hear back...thanks

Julygirl105 · 19-03-2018 1:28pm

Caoimhe2 wrote: »

Has anyone completed the stage 1 online test yet closing date is Wednesday 21st. Think I completely failed the maths part.anyone have any idea of when we hear back...thanks

Hiya, I did mine on Friday and feel the same.. the maths part went awful. My mind went blank, and I wouldn’t mind but I had been practicing those types of equations for 2 days straight.. Anyway hopefully, the other 2 sections went ok and they will pull us up..

I think in the familiarization material it said April we will know.. so a bit of a wait ahead of us..

I wonder how many applied, it’s very quiet here compared to the 2016 campaign thread.

User2206 · 19-03-2018 3:11pm

Julygirl105 wrote: »

Hiya, I did mine on Friday and feel the same.. the maths part went awful. My mind went blank, and I wouldn’t mind but I had been practicing those types of equations for 2 days straight.. Anyway hopefully, the other 2 sections went ok and they will pull us up..

I think in the familiarization material it said April we will know.. so a bit of a wait ahead of us..

I wonder how many applied, it’s very quiet here compared to the 2016 campaign thread.

How did the verbal reasoning go?

Paddy1507 · 19-03-2018 3:27pm

I found the verbal reasoning tricky enuf but the maths was Ok, hopefully enough to get thru

User2206 · 19-03-2018 3:56pm

Paddy1507 wrote: »

I found the verbal reasoning tricky enuf but the maths was Ok, hopefully enough to get thru

I’m going to just bite the bullet and go do it now! I’m quite nervous about the calculations part!

Paddy1507 · 19-03-2018 4:00pm

User2206 wrote: »

I’m going to just bite the bullet and go do it now! I’m quite nervous about the calculations part!

Go over the practice one a couple of times to get you head in the right place and youl fly it.
Good luck .

User2206 · 19-03-2018 4:12pm

Paddy1507 wrote: »

Go over the practice one a couple of times to get you head in the right place and youl fly it.
Good luck .

I’ve been practising all week! Haven’t been doing too bad on them. Just the nerves kicking in now haha thanks, best of luck to you too

Caoimhe2 · 19-03-2018 4:26pm

@julygirl105 I know maths was terrible for me but I think the other 2 parts I did ok but as you said the other 2 parts hopefully will pull us through...yep very quiet here they probably just have a certain number of people they need now at this late stage and I applied on the 2nd last date before they closed it

Julygirl105 · 19-03-2018 5:12pm

User2206 wrote: »

How did the verbal reasoning go?

Ye, I thought that was fine..(I hope it went fine at least) but as I said the maths I completely blanked out..

Julygirl105 · 19-03-2018 5:16pm

Caoimhe2 wrote: »

@julygirl105 I know maths was terrible for me but I think the other 2 parts I did ok but as you said the other 2 parts hopefully will pull us through...yep very quiet here they probably just have a certain number of people they need now at this late stage and I applied on the 2nd last date before they closed it

I was so annoyed with myself after the maths. I knew how to do them all but just froze..
I think 150 recruits they are looking for.. sonid imagine if say 1000 applied they take the top scoring 150 to next stage and put the rest on the back burner in case of drops outs etc..

Julygirl105 · 19-03-2018 5:17pm

User2206 wrote: »

I’ve been practising all week! Haven’t been doing too bad on them. Just the nerves kicking in now haha thanks, best of luck to you too

Good luck with it..

Julygirl105 · 19-03-2018 5:20pm

Paddy1507 wrote: »

I found the verbal reasoning tricky enuf but the maths was Ok, hopefully enough to get thru

It seems like everyone had a section they felt they fell down on.. so hopefully the other 2 will pull us all thru..

Julygirl105 · 19-03-2018 5:22pm

What did you all think of the job situations part? It gave a good insight into the job and day to day duties.

Caoimhe2 · 19-03-2018 5:44pm

Julygirl105 wrote: »

I was so annoyed with myself after the maths. I knew how to do them all but just froze..
I think 150 recruits they are looking for.. sonid imagine if say 1000 applied they take the top scoring 150 to next stage and put the rest on the back burner in case of drops outs etc..

I know same here I am raging with myself but look nothing i can do now just cross my fingers and hope for the best. Well 150 isn't bad I'm sure we still have a chance

MCBRENNAN · 19-03-2018 5:50pm

Anyone have any idea how many people applied ?

Shay2114 · 20-03-2018 11:38am

Calculation section i found a nigtmare,panic when so little time.Think I did ok in the rest.Dont know if many found the calculation section hard but not confident of reaching stage 2 now.All I can do is hope alot feel the same & we get another chance in stage 2.

Caoimhe2 · 20-03-2018 11:53am

Shay2114 wrote: »

Calculation section i found a nigtmare,panic when so little time.Think I did ok in the rest.Dont know if many found the calculation section hard but not confident of reaching stage 2 now.All I can do is hope alot feel the same & we get another chance in stage 2.

Yes I found calculations a nightmare also.. not feeling confident on reaching stage 2 either but you never know lol the waiting is terrible

shaneraff · 20-03-2018 12:47pm

Be positive everyone, id imagine there will be a lot of weight to the scenario questions as they seem to want a particular type of person and are confident they can look after the skills in training. Best of luck to all of you.

Julygirl105 · 20-03-2018 3:05pm

Paddy1507 wrote: »

I found the verbal reasoning tricky enuf but the maths was Ok, hopefully enough to get thru

Just curious, did you find the course you did helpful?

Paddy1507 · 20-03-2018 3:21pm

Julygirl105 wrote: »

Just curious, did you find the course you did helpful?

I paid €80 for an online course, I found it very helpful with the maths, I would of failed without it

Julygirl105 · 20-03-2018 4:01pm

Paddy1507 wrote: »

I paid €80 for an online course, I found it very helpful with the maths, I would of failed without it

Didn’t realise there was online courses, prob could have done with doing one for the maths myself..

Omackeral · 20-03-2018 4:29pm

Paddy1507 wrote: »

I paid €80 for an online course, I found it very helpful with the maths, I would of failed without it

Do an English course next

I think the likes of the logical reasoning and the maths tests are to see how you cope under pressure to be honest, I've heard it said that they don't fully expect you to complete them all but rather to see how you adapt.

The group exercises where they give you a scenario to work out often doesn't have a black and white, right or wrong answer. They want to see how your problem solving ability is and how you communicate with others.

Shay2114 · 20-03-2018 5:08pm

So do you mean, if you crash & burn in the maths it's still possible to get through to stage 2?

User2206 · 20-03-2018 5:17pm

I done very similar tests for the Garda and in order for me to qualify for stage 2 I had to reach a certain mark to qualify for the next round but that was in each test eg verbal reasoning was a minimum of 380 marks and I got 400 so just barely qualified and the job simulation you needed to get a minimum of 410 and I got 580 so I qualified but as far as I’m aware if you don’t meet the qualifying mark in each test you don’t qualify no matter how good you do in other 2!

Shay2114 · 20-03-2018 5:43pm

Not good news for me so,just wish i could turn back time.I wonder did many apply for the job?

Julygirl105 · 20-03-2018 6:21pm

Doesn’t sound good for me either so. We will just have to wait and see what happens..

Shay2114 · 20-03-2018 6:46pm

Any idea when they let you know?

User2206 · 20-03-2018 6:48pm

Shay2114 wrote: »

Any idea when they let you know?

I’d say maybe 2 weeks from now! It’s a very drawn out process!

Shay2114 · 20-03-2018 6:54pm

How did you find the tests?I suppose at this stage all i can do is hope they dont judge me on 1 bad test.best of luck to all

User2206 · 20-03-2018 6:56pm

Shay2114 wrote: »

How did you find the tests?I suppose at this stage all i can do is hope they dont judge me on 1 bad test.best of luck to all

I thought they were okay! Kinda panicked on 3 or 4 of the calculations questions so I’m hoping I done well in the other equations to compensate! It’s hard to tell with the verbal reasoning tho

Paddy1507 · 20-03-2018 7:01pm

Shay2114 wrote: »

Any idea when they let you know?

Stage 2 for the first batch is in April so hopefully in the next week or 2

Shay2114 · 20-03-2018 7:04pm

I found as the equations got longer i started to rush & made stupid erorrs on the calculator this made me get into a panic.The short ones ok but the long ones killed me on the time.Gutted

Julygirl105 · 20-03-2018 7:51pm

If we make it to the next stage am I right in thinking we have more assessments but in an exam setting??

Paddy1507 · 20-03-2018 7:54pm

Julygirl105 wrote: »

If we make it to the next stage am I right in thinking we have more assessments but in an exam setting??

Ye something similar to the online assessment I would imagine

Julygirl105 · 20-03-2018 8:20pm

Paddy1507 wrote: »

Ye something similar to the online assessment I would imagine

Ugh, the ones at home were nerve wracking enough..

User2206 · 20-03-2018 9:02pm

Julygirl105 wrote: »

If we make it to the next stage am I right in thinking we have more assessments but in an exam setting??

Yeah that’s it’s exactly.. you go into the public job offices on abbey street to sit them in a supervised classroom based environment!

Allo1976 · 21-03-2018 7:27pm

Hey guys happy I found this chat , im in the same boat gutted about the.maths piece seriously are they looking for mathematians or prison officers to run their prisons ?

Omackeral · 21-03-2018 8:49pm

Allo1976 wrote: »

Hey guys happy I found this chat , im in the same boat gutted about the.maths piece seriously are they looking for mathematians or prison officers to run their prisons ?

It’s the way it is and the way it is for everyone. Same for fire brigade and Gardaí too. It is what it is. If you do get to training, be prepared for more useless stuff that you’ll never need but it’s just how they do it and it has to be done.

Julygirl105 · 21-03-2018 9:45pm

Allo1976 wrote: »

Hey guys happy I found this chat , im in the same boat gutted about the.maths piece seriously are they looking for mathematians or prison officers to run their prisons ?

Yes, I think because it’s the public appointments service looking after the first part of recruitment, they have a system they follow and it’s the same across the board... but I know what you mean, it’s cruel that someone could be the best prison officer but won’t get further than stage 1 because of the maths.. it sucks..

MCBRENNAN · 22-03-2018 12:52pm

Iv Heard there are a number of people who apply and never actually sit the test does anyone no how to find out the stats of this??

punisher5112 · 22-03-2018 5:09pm

MCBRENNAN wrote: »

Iv Heard there are a number of people who apply and never actually sit the test does anyone no how to find out the stats of this??

Seems a bit silly, I'm sure it doesn't suit some on whatever day or due to some issue etc.

Maths part was shocking.

LDWIRL · 23-03-2018 3:58am

Had been putting in about 2 to 3 hours of study for the maths since the day course and online course. Flew through the math I only panicked with one question. It was actually the verbal that caught me off guard. The small font in the writing had me throw from the start. Still confident enough I'll get through to stage 2. Hope to see some of he for the exams in stage. Good luck to everyone

Shay2114 · 23-03-2018 10:34am

Glad you found the maths part fine.I crashed & burned at it,is there any link you practised them on so i can see where i went wrong?

MCBRENNAN · 03-04-2018 1:26pm

Hey Does anyone have any idea when the results of the test are out ?

Paddy 42 · 03-04-2018 3:02pm

Test results are out week comencing Monday the 9th of April

Prison officer recruitment 2018

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